“relevant health and safety regulations” means regulations under section 15 of the 1974 Act so far as they can be made for the nuclear site health 30and safety purposes.

(3)Before submitting any such proposal, the ONR must consult—

(a)any government department or other person that the Secretary of State has directed the ONR to consult, and

(b)any other government department or other person that the ONR 35considers it appropriate to consult.

(4)A direction under subsection (3)(a) may be general or may relate to a particular proposal, or to proposals of a particular kind.

61Enforcement of relevant statutory provisions

(1)The ONR must make adequate arrangements for the enforcement of the 40relevant statutory provisions.

(2)In this Part, “relevant statutory provisions” means—

(a)the provisions of—

this Part, and

nuclear regulations;

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(b)the provisions made by or under the following sections of the Nuclear Installations Act 1965, so far as they have effect in England and Wales or Scotland—

section 1;

5sections 3 to 6;

section 22;

section 24A; and

(c)the provisions of the Nuclear Safeguards Act 2000.

62Inspectors

10Schedule 8 (appointment and powers of inspectors) has effect.

63Investigations

(1)The ONR may—

(a)investigate and make a report (“a special report”) on any relevant matter, or

(b)15authorise another person to do so.

(2)The ONR may publish or arrange for the publication of—

(a)a special report, or

(b)so much of a special report as the ONR considers appropriate.

(3)In this section “relevant matter” means any accident, occurrence, situation or 20other matter which the ONR considers it necessary or desirable to investigate—

(a)for any of the ONR’s purposes, or

(b)with a view to the making of—

(i)nuclear regulations, or

(ii)25regulations under section 15 of the 1974 Act (health and safety regulations) so far as they can be made for the nuclear site health and safety purposes.

(4)The ONR may pay such remuneration, expenses and allowances as it may determine to a person who—

(a)30is not a member or member of staff of the ONR, and

(b)investigates a relevant matter or makes a special report under subsection (1), or assists in doing so.

(5)The ONR may make such payments as it may determine to meet the other costs (if any) of an investigation or special report under subsection (1).

(6)35The ONR must consult the Office of Rail Regulation before taking any step under subsection (1) in relation to a matter which appears to the ONR to be, or likely to be, relevant to the railway safety purposes (within the meaning given in paragraph 1 of Schedule 3 to the Railways Act 2005).